Bridgestone made some news when it signed Tiger Woods to an endorsement contract, but it was Hudson Swafford who gave the company its first win in 2017.
One of the most memorable moments in the Hall of Fame career of Phil Mickelson is his breakthrough major win at the 2004 Masters. And Lefty’s celebration – the limited air underneath his feet and the 18th green at Augusta National – was just as legendary.
The Justin Thomas winning trickle is turning into an avalanche. Jordan Spieth’s close friend has emerged from the two-time major winner’s shadow to capture both US PGA Tour events in Hawaii this year for a fourth US Tour victory and third since October.
Hideki Matsuyama, with four wins in his previous five starts, might have arrived in Maui as the hottest player in golf, but the one guy he can’t beat is Justin Thomas.
The US PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in Maui is already unique for a couple reasons. It’s always the first event of the calendar year and it’s the only tournament that only features winners from the previous season.
Two weeks after the Ryder Cup, Patrick Reed was still exhausted. Going 3-0-1 over three days at Hazeltine National to help lead the US to a victory – highlighted by his emotionally charged slugfest over Rory McIlory in Sunday singles – had taken everything out of the 26-year-old. The results in Reed’s next two starts were predictable if not understandable. He finished 51st in Malaysia and T-60 the following week in China.
The 2017 calendar is on the wall and the resolutions set (surely to be scuppered within weeks), but what’s in store for the year in golf? On the eve of the first US PGA Tour event of 2017, here are nine compelling questions with pending answers this season.
It’s official, Tiger Woods will make his 2017 US PGA Tour debut at the Farmers Insurance Open. The tournament, which runs from January 26-29, announced news of the 14-time major champ committing to the field this morning in a press release.
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